Following the referendum vote on June 23, it became clear that a good number of British voters were unaware, or even completely ignorant, of basic information about the European Union.
Not to mention the fact that no information campaign about the European Union was conducted by the British government prior to the referendum. In fact, the result should not have surprised us.
And the element of surprise disappears completely if we consider the percentage level of EU-related information among UK citizens: they are simply the least informed.
As shown by the Eurobarometer: they rank last among the 28 EU countries, and their performance (!) at 57.3% places them well below the average, which does not exceed two-thirds (66%)!
By the way, it should be noted that France is not in a particularly enviable position either: at 62.6%, it ranks 23rd, far behind Slovenia (1st) which scores 82.3%.
In light of certain political positions, this might perhaps explain the situation.
It is time to assert the triptych: know, understand, and decide before it is too late.
As they say in such cases, “Being ignorant of one’s ignorance is the disease of the ignorant.”
